April 6, 2017
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Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
Our Mission: To discuss and explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice, and to promote dialogue, increased understanding, and appropriate action.
Former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair speaks at a historic Mississippi March for Justice.
About Our Program
At the Sierra Club, we are diligently working to explore the integration of social justice and environmental concerns. Our program seeks to provide an effective framework for addressing the damage, risk, and discrimination facing so many communities today.
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Lower 9th Ward: Rightfully Returned
Over a decade after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Gulf Coast still fights for the most basic of rights: to return home, breathe clean air, and drink clean water.
Press Releases
March 7, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 93% budget cut for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration, which works…
January 31, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Senate Democrats boycotted the Environment and Public Works Committee vote on fossil fuel ally and climate denier Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to be EPA administrator in an effort to delay his…
April 5, 2017
Washington, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans rushed through a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch has been met with widespread criticism both across the country and from the Senate before, during…
March 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump issued his second executive order targeting immigrants and refugees from Muslim majority countries. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: